ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIESILTLVFIROMKCYALTRBGCZEEHUPLSKBAHRISYU........JDIM360 (Ver 1.5 26 Jan 2004) - 1620000/01559637EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA320051221EP05002057.72005020120050301enenen200402594020040202JP20051221200551200508032005317 7B 62D 21/02 A 7B 62D 25/20 BdeFahrzeug-UnterbaustrukturenVehicle underbody structurefrStructure de dessous de caisse de véhicule1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha0020374056TY14141, Toyota-choToyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471-8571JPMabuchi, TomokiToyota Jidosha K.K. 1, Toyota-choToyota-shi Aichi-ken 471-8571JPMineda, KojiToyota Jidosha K.K. 1, Toyota-choToyota-shi Aichi-ken 471-8571JPIshikawa, TakashiToyota Jidosha K.K. 1, Toyota-choToyota-shi Aichi-ken 471-8571JPWinter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner Röss, Kaiser, Polte Partnerschaft Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei00100051Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 2285354 FreisingDEATBEBGCHCYCZDEDKEEESFIFRGBGRHUIEISITLILTLUMCNLPLPTROSESISKTRALBAHRLVMKYU20051221200551

At the underside of a vehicle body (10), a fuel tank (18) and an exhaust muffler (16) are disposed alongside of each other along a vehicle body longitudinal direction, with a drive shaft being disposed between the fuel tank and the exhaust muffler. The front and rear of the fuel tank (18) are attached with tank bands to two cross members (20,22). The exhaust muffler (16) is attached to the two cross members (20,22) via rubber supports (28). Because the exhaust muffler (16) and the fuel tank (18) are attached to common cross members (20,22), the noise vibration characteristics of the vehicle body are improved while suppressing an increase in the weight of the vehicle body.